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........Chelilabia
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Chelilabia
piniphaga Morón and Nogueira.
Illustration by Miguel A. Morón. |
Distribution
of Chelilabia piniphaga.
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Distribution: Central
Mexico.
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Revision or
Synopsis: Morón, M. A. and G. Nogueira. 1998. Adiciones y
actualizaciones en los Anomalini (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Rutelinae)
de la zona de transición mexicana (I). Folia Entomológica
Mexicana 103: 15-54.
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Composition:
1 species.
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Remarks: members of the species are known to feed on foliage of Pinus species. It's been hypothesized that the emarginate form of the labrum
and mentum enabled feeding on pine needles.
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Author: Aura
Paucar-Cabrera
Generated on: 25/FEB/2004.....Last
modified: 08/NOV/2005
UNL State Museum - Division of Entomology
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